Write a covering letter that sounds like you
— not a robot
Drop your CV and the job advert. The AI drafts a personalised covering letter in about 30 seconds — then opens in the editor where you can rewrite anything, switch between 8 templates, and export as PDF or Word.
Director of Nursing
Royal Free London NHS Trust
Pond Street, London NW3 2QG
I am writing to apply for the Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse position in the Adult Intensive Care Unit at Royal Free Hospital, advertised on NHS Jobs (ref: RF-2026-1184).
With over four years of post-registration ICU experience at Bart's Health, I have developed strong clinical leadership across complex multi-organ cases. I currently mentor three Band 5 nurses through their preceptorship.
My commitment to patient safety, evidenced through
The AI starts. You finish.
Once the AI has drafted your letter, it opens in the editor. Four things you can do that the AI alone can't.
Split-view live editor
Form on the left, your letter rendering live on the right. Every change reflects instantly — no preview toggle, no waiting.
8 templates, 1 click
Switch between Westminster, Atelier, Burgundy, Rose, Aspire, Apex, Editorial and Banner. Your text stays put — only the styling changes.
Curated accent colours
Navy, forest, burgundy, charcoal — each template ships with its own curated palette of accent colours. Match your CV style with one click.
PDF + Word export
One-click download in either format. Change anything later, re-export anytime — your letter stays saved.
Covering letter essentials, the UK rules baked in
Six things every UK covering letter must get right. Sincerely vs Faithfully. British English spelling. Person-spec-matched paragraphs. ATS-parseable structure. The AI handles them automatically — you stay in control of every word in the editor.
AI draft in 30 seconds
The AI reads your CV and the job advert, identifies essential criteria, and writes a personalised covering letter that matches your real experience to what they're asking for.
Pure British English
Spelling, grammar, conventions — all UK. No “résumé”, no “labor”, no American date formats. Your letter reads like it was written in the UK, because it was.
Sincerely vs Faithfully — sorted
The AI knows the rule. “Yours sincerely” if you know the recipient's name. “Yours faithfully” if you don't. Small thing. Matters to UK recruiters.
ATS-ready
Clean structure. Proper paragraphs. No columns, no graphics. Parses correctly through Workday, TRAC, NHS Jobs.
Linked to your CV
Dates, job titles, skills — all consistent with your SpeedCV. Edit them all in the same live editor.
PDF + Word export
One-click download in either format. Change anything in the editor, re-export anytime.
From brief to first version
ATS-tested, fully editable
Plus auto-pick from the advert
PDF and Word (.docx)
Four steps. About 2 minutes. Done.
No blank page. No staring at the cursor. You give the AI two things — your CV and the job advert — and it does the heavy lifting. You stay in control of every word.
Pick your CV
Select an existing SpeedCV in one click — your experience becomes the foundation, so the letter and CV tell the same story.
Paste the job advert
Copy the description from the listing — or pick one from the /jobs library. The AI identifies essential criteria and matches your experience to what they're asking for.
AI drafts your letter
You get a full first version in about 30 seconds. Tone matched to the job, sincerely-vs-faithfully sorted, ATS-ready structure.
Edit in the live editor
Rewrite anything. Switch templates. Pick your accent colour. Export as PDF or Word when you're happy. It's your letter, not the AI's.
Four tones, one click apart
The right tone for the right role. A covering letter for a Big 4 audit role reads differently from one for a creative agency. The AI adapts automatically based on the job advert — or pick your own. Click any tone to see the same opening paragraph rewritten.
“I am writing to apply for the Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse position advertised on NHS Jobs. With over four years of post-registration ICU experience at Bart's Health NHS Trust, I bring demonstrable clinical leadership and a thorough understanding of national early warning scoring protocols.”
Let's draft your covering letter
3 quick steps and the AI takes over. Drop your CV, paste the job advert, pick a tone. You get a complete draft in about 30 seconds.
Common questions, straight answers
Yes — the AI draft is a starting point, not the only path.
Once your letter opens in the editor, every word is yours. Rewrite the entire content from scratch, edit one paragraph, or use the AI draft as-is and only tweak the recipient details. You can switch between 8 templates and the accent colour palette without losing any text. Prefer to skip the AI entirely? Pick a template and write your letter directly in the editor — the AI is an optional accelerator, not a requirement.
They might, if you send the first draft without reading it. But that's not what happens here.
The AI gives you a structured, relevant first draft based on your real experience and the real job advert. You read it, you edit it, you make it yours. What employers actually detect isn't AI — it's laziness: generic letters, irrelevant waffle, the same letter sent to twenty companies. SpeedCV prevents exactly that by generating a fresh, job-specific draft every time.
About 30 seconds for the AI to generate your draft. Another minute or two for you to review and edit.
Most people have a finished covering letter in under 3 minutes. Compared to the 30-45 minutes it usually takes to write one from scratch, that's the value.
Yes — every letter you create is saved to your SpeedCV account.
Duplicate any letter for a similar role, then adapt it. Switch templates anytime. Sending the same covering letter to multiple employers is the single most common mistake UK candidates make — the AI takes 30 seconds and the editor takes 2 minutes, there's no excuse not to personalise.
Yes. The AI adapts its tone and vocabulary based on the job advert.
A covering letter for a finance role reads differently from one for a creative agency — because the job descriptions are different, and the AI follows their lead. Pick the right tone (Professional, Warm, Confident, Concise) or let auto-pick decide, and the AI calibrates the rest.
Both. PDF and Word (.docx) export are built in.
PDF is the standard for UK applications and preserves your template layout exactly. Word (.docx) produces a clean, editable version in the classic UK letter layout — useful when the employer specifically asks for an editable file or you want last-minute changes outside SpeedCV.
Yes. Cover letter generation is free on SpeedCV — no card required.
Free accounts include a daily allowance of AI actions, enough to draft and refine your letters. The Monthly plan (£19.99/month) unlocks PDF & Word downloads, a much higher AI allowance and the full Premium template set.
A covering letter is a one-page document addressed to a specific employer for a specific role.
A personal statement appears on your CV itself (usually at the top) as a 2-3 sentence summary of who you are professionally — generic enough to use across applications. They serve different purposes: the personal statement helps recruiters scan your CV quickly; the covering letter argues why you are the right fit for this role.
Yes. Every letter is saved to your SpeedCV account.
Review past letters, duplicate them for similar roles, download them again anytime, or delete them. UK GDPR compliant — your letters and CVs stay on your account only.
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